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Read these excerpts from the AP: Give Thanks to America's 'Nemesis': Cheap Oil for America's Poor Venezuela has agreed to sell heating oil at discount prices in low-income communities in Chicago, New York and Boston. Venezuela's president has decided to expand his Oil-for-the-Poor program and sell cheap oil to the No. 1 superpower of the world. The Houston-based petroleum company CITGO, wholly owned by Venezuela, will begin the program in Boston. Up to 12 million gallons of heating oil will be offered at a bargain price, representing $10 million in savings for locals, according to CITGO. "With this initiative, CITGO is showing its commitment to the U.S. marketplace and to communities where we have a presence," said CITGO president CEO Felix Rodriguez in a prepared statement. "As good corporate citizens, we are making an effort to help those in need." Chavez thumbed his nose at the Bush administration's poor handling of aid to New Orleans resi...

Words of wisdom from Amir Taheri, published in Asharq Alawsat (oops, here's the English site , notice the dissimilarities), with a hat tip to Regime Change Iran : The idea of a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq has been built into the entire project from day one. It was on that understanding that the Iraqi people chose not to fight for Saddam, thus allowing the coalition to win a rapid and easy military victory. That fact created a moral contract between the people of Iraq and the US-led coalition as co-liberators of the country. The Iraqi people’s part of the bargain was not to prevent the dismantling of the Ba’athist machinery of repression and war and to welcome the chance to build a new political system. The coalition’s part of the bargain was to protect Iraq against its internal and external enemies until it was strong enough to look after itself. In the general election and the constitutional referendum held this year, the people of Iraq formally endorsed that contract. The...

Hollywood glitterati and their liberal sycophants never cease to amaze and disgust. Some recent tidbits: SWEET SPIRITS OF AMMONIA weighs in with this story about how "Deppressed" actor Johnny Depp is, living in France. The riots in France have shocked poor Johnny Depp. "It's insane, that setting cars on fire is the new strike," says Johnny. "I went there to live because it seemed so simple. Now it's anything but. I don't know how they'll recover from this." ...Remember when you said the United States was a stupid, aggressive puppy and you wouldn't live here until the political climate changed. Has France become a big nasty poodle that can hurt little Johnny now also? Read the whole thing for more of Bob's choice comments to Mr. Depp, which I wholeheartedly endorse. Next, the NY DAILY SNOOZE has this story about everyone's favorite anti-semetic pedophile: JACKO'S SICKO JEWISH RANT Michael Jackson picked a familiar target to...

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL! With that said, let me also give thanks for STOP THE ACLU! Remember, STARBORN says "STOP THE ACLU"! This was a production of Stop The ACLU Blogburst. If you would like to join us, please email Jay at Jay@stoptheaclu.com or Gribbit at GribbitR@gmail.com . You will be added to our mailing list and blogroll. Over 115 blogs already onboard . See STOP THE ACLU's THANKSGIVING post, linked here and in the title.

STOP THE ACLU is more than just a website, or an organization. It is a state of mind, something that should be accepted wisdom for every man and woman in America. Living in New York, scant miles from the ACLU's national headquarters, I feel the need to wear a public statement of opposition to this left-wing abomination. I work in the darkest depths of Mordor (metaphorically), and could bring the light of reason and righteousness to my fellow NYers. If not that, I can piss a bunch of psycho-liberals off on a regular basis, which this shirt will certainly do. Either way, it's a win-win. I get to show off my support for STOP THE ACLU, and they get free promotion of their organization in an area that is still conservative, though losing ground to the liberals. It will also be appreciated by my friends on the Lynbrook, Freeport, and NYC Police Departments, who will envy me, and perhaps buy their own shirts, since they make so much more money than me. My last reason is that Christmas...

Adam (Howdy Doody) Putnam (R-FL) With all of the fuss over a freshman Republican congresswoman's "coward" remarks on the House floor last week, I have to give a "hat tip" to Gwen Ifill of "Washington Week In Review" (on PBS) for catching this overlooked tidbit: IFILL: I have to share my favorite line in all of this hostile debate that's been going on on the Hill. It involved young Adam Putnam, congressman, Florida... Ms. SEABROOK: Thirty-one years old. IFILL: ...31 years old, redhead, which we'll explain why that matters, and Congressman Marion Berry from Arkansas who called him a, quote, "howdy-doody looking Nimrod" at some point. Ms. SEABROOK: It was a fun quote. IFILL: Did he have to withdraw that? It seems like he crossed all the lines. Ms. SEABROOK: There was an immediate point of order on the floor against him. IFILL: I'll bet there was. He didn't--the howdy-doody part was fine. The Nimrod part, no. No. So Gwen has no...

We all know, even expect the ACLU to defend terrorists in the name of their twisted vision of civil rights. What I don't think many know, and much fewer would expect, is that many of America's largest corporate law firms are donating their services to defend Gitmo detainees. Deroy Murdock has a new piece out today outlining the firms involved, and their corporate clients. Some excerpts: Most members of the self-styled Guantanamo Bay Bar Association are among America’s top "white shoe" corporate lawyers, but they act with all the misguided fervor and poor judgment of wild-haired, sandal-wearing radicals. Their pro bono services - mainly filing federal habeas corpus petitions to free detainees from military custody - are worth perhaps $300 per hour, September’s American Lawyer estimated. This doesn’t cost detainees a dime. By paying their own bills, these firms’ Fortune 500 clients indirectly subsidize legal aid and comfort to suspected Islamic fascists. As researcher ...

With our president down in the polls, I thought I'd publish a totally vulgar and unpolished piece of art I produced on Jan. 21, 2003. This is one of three works (that get worse progressively) titled the WARRIOR W sketches. Though I am no political cartoonist, this particular piece has a current resonance. Substitute Harry Reid for Tom Daschle, and you have an accurate picture of today's domestic political situation. If I were to sketch an updated version, British PM Tony Blair would be at the forefront, with actual wounds from the terrorist beasts. I stand by my portrayal of "Slick Willy" as someone to be slapped aside, and Hillary as a huge viper rising in the background. Interpret it for yourself, and go look at the original posting of all three of these frankly abhorrent (on an artistic level) sketches, as well as the many other finished fantasy art pieces at LEAVART . Crossposted at LOVE AMERICA FIRST .

It's been too long since I've mentioned LOVE AMERICA FIRST here, and even longer since I've contributed anything over there. While I apologize to Rosemary, I want to mention her latest News from Iran 11/17/2005 post. She has a bunch of links to the Regime Change Iran blog, with alot of good info on the Islamic Republic. This is a "must read" for anyone who wants to understand this enemy. JP from AMERICANS FOR FREEDOM is contributing there also, and has a great post, linked here . CHECK IT OUT!

This is the first in a series of occasional posts linking to older posts that are still relevant. I'm doing a kind of "reverse countdown" to my one-year blogiversary, which is Dec. 11th. This one was originally titled OCCUPATION 1945 & 2005: SAME PROBLEMS , and it highlights some NY Times headlines from 1945. I just noticed that I didn't credit Rush Limbaugh for those. I suppose I didn't want to be seen as repeating someone else's talking points, but I've learned that there's no shame in that, if you agree with them. Further, I've learned that it is important to cite the source when possible, though I still don't always give direct links. Anyway, I'll go back and fix that (with apologies to RUSH), and it's a nice short post, so go read it!

Since I've barely had time to blog lately, I would like to direct you to go read ACLU’s War Against National Security , this Thursday's STOP The ACLU Blogburst. Jay details a long list of ways that this organization is undermining the war on terror, as well as the ways our tax dollars subsidize it. A powerful post, which was too good to try to edit for crossposting here. This was a production of Stop The ACLU Blogburst. If you would like to join us, please email Jay at Jay@stoptheaclu.com or Gribbit at GribbitR@gmail.com . You will be added to our mailing list and blogroll. Over 115 blogs already onboard .

Wednesday's NY Post had a story about C. Virginia Fields, the Manhattan borough president and failed mayoral primary candidate. It seems that she has been "tapped as an urban expert to assist in rebuilding New Orleans" by Mayor Ray Nagin, for his Bring Back New Orleans Commission. She will be "part of a nation-wide group of volunteers" working "to develop strategies to get the Big Easy back on its feet." Big Mistake . The Post quotes Fields: " My particular field of expertise is in government efficiency ." If she brings N.Y. style efficiency to N.O, the place will never get rebuilt! Think ground zero, which is in her borough. If she is representative of the people Mayor Nagin is selecting, this commission is going nowhere. VOTE FOR JAY TO BE THE KING OF SPADES!

These are some excerpts from Tuesday's NewsHour segment titled "the CPB Investigation": An internal report on the Corporation for Public Broadcasting released Tuesday found that former chairman Kenneth Tomlinson used "political tests" to recruit a new board president and was inappropriately involved in the creation of a program on PBS. Following a background report, a Washington Post reporter provides an update. JEFFREY BROWN: The release today of a report by the agency's inspector general comes amid a tumultuous year at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. CPB is a nonprofit private organization established by Congress in 1967. It helps fund PBS and National Public Radio as well as individual programs, including the NewsHour. Today's report examined actions by Kenneth Tomlinson, who served as CPB chairman until September. Tomlinson had remained on the CPB board, but resigned earlier this month after objecting to the preliminary findings of the inspe...

I AM BAD. I can't seem to put out my anti-ACLU rants on the proper day, which is Thursday. Hell, I can't even copy and paste up the great, ready-made blogbursts that STOP The ACLU posts every Thursday! I hope that my spotty record doesn't reflect badly on my support for them. Check out this week's blogburst, The Top 10 Reasons to STOP the ACLU , straight from the mother-page! HAIL, LOCUTUS! (-That's an inside joke to Jay)

A quick excerpt from Thursday's PBS News Hour , featuring the non-mentioning of one side of a debate as liberal, courtesy of moderator Jeffrey Brown: We look at the debate over spending priorities now with Brian Riedl, lead budget analyst at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative public policy institute, and Deborah Weinstein, executive director of the Coalition on Human Needs, a consortium of advocacy groups working on issues affecting the poor. Welcome to both of you. The debate is framed as conservatives vs. the poor, right off the bat. THAT IS LIBERAL BIAS, WHETHER INTENTIONAL OR NOT. Doesn't the Heritage Foundation also work on "issues affecting the poor?" Won't the agenda of the Coalition of Human Needs affect all of society, not just the poor? Just some thoughts.

The latest installment of the PBS Nova program, "Hitler's Sunken Secret," tells the story of a team of underwater archaeologists who retrieve barrels of deuterium, or heavy water, that were on a boat (the Hydro ) sunk by the Norwegian resistance during WWII. It's a fascinating story, which ends up solving the mystery of whether it was a dummy shipment or not.. Heavy water is a vital component of a nuclear reactor, though harmless itself. They make some (not so) subtle parallels to modern situations from the war on terror. I'm usually tough on PBS about liberal bias, and indeed I see much here. At the same time, they throw in some statements that sound very hawkish, which is unusual for Nova, and PBS. After reading the transcript, I think they've just gotten slicker at crafting their anti-war message. I thought I'd just publish the transcript of last few minutes below (the first paragraph is an excerpt from earlier in the show). I wonder if this was filmed...

As the Mudville Gazette points out, the MSM has been silent about the riots in Denmark. To be honest, I forgot which country it was, even after reading this jihad watch link. (Belgium, Holland, the Netherlands...they all seem to fade into "Small European States") I had to dig to 10/03 to find the link, so it may have quelled down in Denmark (look for updates). Still, it is quite relevant to the French riot story, which is continuing. Latest from the AP on France ( kick, kick !): Images of teenagers from immigrant families pelting riot police with stones and gasoline bombs reminiscent of Palestinian youths attacking Israeli patrols are resonating throughout the Arab world. The Egyptian daily Al-Massaie referred to the riots as "the intefadeh of the poor." Arabic satellite networks have given lead coverage to the mayhem, with regular live reports. Newspapers throughout the region have closely followed the story, calling it a "nightmare" and a "war of ...

The suburbs surrounding Paris have become infernos of violence every night, as French police fail to quell the unrest. I hate to say "I told you so", but many pundits predicted something like this happening in France. I don't want to kick the French when they're down (well, maybe a little), but didn't they think they were protecting themselves from this kind of internal strife by opposing the US-led invasion of Iraq? (Come to think of it, didn't Spain get bombed again after they withdrew from the Iraq front?) The question for the French now is how soon will they surrender to the fact that they cannot enforce the law on their own soil? These areas are now like the Palestinian territories, and the French are like the Israelis, "invading" them to pre-empt more violence. How serious is this situation, and why did I see three hours of coverage about the relatively miniscule Argentine protests against Pres. Bush, and maybe ten minutes of reporting about th...

I caught a moment of O'Reilly's "most ridiculous item of the day" last night. I don't remember the actual wording, but the NYCLU has a sign at their headquarters reserving the right to search all persons or packages that enter. Pretty funny, considering my last post , and this one . If I had made this up, I would use it to comply with the Meme tags I recieved recently. By the way, apologies to Is It Just Me and Merri Musings (who actually tagged me first) for not complying. My recent PC problems kept me from doing so in a timely manner. Sorry, ladies! More on this at STOP The ACLU. This was a production of Stop The ACLU Blogburst. If you would like to join us, please register at Our Portal , or email Jay at Jay@stoptheaclu.com . You will be added to our mailing list and blogroll. Over 115 blogs already onboard.

Joel Mowbray has an excellent piece on Town Hall.com regarding the latest ACLU shenanigans, this time in Tampa, Fl. Some relevant excerpts: "Less than a month after a 21-year-old blew himself up just outside a packed football stadium in Oklahoma, a circuit court judge in Florida has granted the American Civil Liberties Union a surprise victory by issuing a preliminary injunction preventing searches at Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ games." "Assuming Judge Little continues siding with the ACLU and strikes down searches as unconstitutional, it is a safe bet that the Tampa Sports Authority, which operates the stadium, will appeal." "Even if the prohibition on pat-downs is somehow upheld, the TSA could follow the lead of the Cincinnati Bengals, which only implemented the new policy after the team agreed to pick up the tab for the increased security—which would arguably make the searches private, and not public, action. Then again, few experts had predicted the ACLU’s suit ...